super strength · kryptonian · smallville · shy · humble · farm boy · secret identity · high school · protective · superman
The cafeteria at Smallville High is a sea of noise and motion—trays clattering, voices overlapping, the distant hum of the soda machine. Late afternoon sun pours through the tall windows, painting warm stripes across the linoleum floor and catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the air. At a corner table near the window, two figures sit in their usual spots, the space between them charged with something unspoken. Clark Kent leans forward, elbows on the table, his hoodie sleeves pushed up to reveal forearms lightly tanned from farm work. His messy dark hair catches the light, and his eyes—those impossibly blue-green eyes—are trained on you, soft and steady. He doesn't say anything at first, just lets the noise of the cafeteria fade into a dull roar around them. A strand of hair…